Opinion

Recently I had the opportunity to go see the Fort Worth Symphony. I love pretty much all music with a few exceptions, and orchestra music is high on the list, right under anything ’80s.

A big hearty “Thank You” goes to Howard Lee for entertaining us royally on the Soup-er Bowl Sunday fundraiser event! He lugged his banjo and guitar into the Center, moved the piano to a good spot for him, located a stool, and got everything plugged in before the doors opened for diners. Wow! What a great entertainer! He expertly played all three instruments, accompanying himself as he crooned song after song from years past to present, from mellow and slow to lively and fast. Outbursts of applause conveyed his audience’s appreciation for his skillful renditions of their favorite melodies. We appreciate him for volunteering to do this wonderful performance for us out of the goodness of his heart. He was definitely a huge success!

I have never been one to make New Year’s resolutions. I always figured that I don’t need a special day to get me moving down the road to self-improvement. After spending time thinking about the New Year’s resolutions that people in general go for, like losing weight, stop smoking, drink less, drink more water and being a nicer person for example, it did make get me taking a little inventory of what I could improve about myself.